1. Name of the genetic disease
Klinefelter's Syndrome
2. Symptoms of disease
adult males with Klinefelter's syndrome are produce either little to no sperm. This causes the men with this diseases to be infertile. Another symptom is the males may have breast. They also tend to have speech impediments and are socially akward.
3. When is the disease usually detected... at birth or later in life?
This diseases is most often detected when males enter puberty.
4. Frequency of carriers of this disease in the population
They're are no frequent carriers it's a mutation that happens by chance.
5. Frequency of disease in the population
Klinefelter's syndrome is found in 1 out of ever 500 men.
6. Mode of inheritance. Is disease dominant, recessive, sex-linked or due to non-disjunction?
Klinefelter's can not be inherited. It's usually caused by an error during cell division where the father produces an X and Y instead of just one.
7. Is disease autosomal ( on the 22 pairs of chromosomes), or is it on the X-linked or sex chromosomes?
Klinefelter's is a disease caused by a mutation in the sex chromosomes that adds an extra X to a XY pair.
8. What chromosome number has been determined to carry this gene?
What causes this diseases is an extra x chromosome in the sex chromosomes.
9. What treatment, if any, is used for this disease? How does the treatment affect the disease?
Treatments used for this disease are speech therapy, physical therapy, and testosterone replacement treatments.
10. What is the prognosis or outlook for your baby's recovery?
If your child is diagnostest with Klinefelter's syndrome there is a very great chance with the treatments offered that he will be able to lead a happy and healthy life.
11. What future techniques might be used to correct or eliminate your baby's disease?
Klinefelter's syndrome is unable to be prevented. The only way to correct this is through testaserone therapy.
12. Discuss in detail what difficulties, if any, a parent would encounter in raising a child with this disease.
Parents many encounter many learning and speech disablities with their child.
13. Include diagrams of your child or factors related to your disease
Klinefelter's Syndrome
2. Symptoms of disease
adult males with Klinefelter's syndrome are produce either little to no sperm. This causes the men with this diseases to be infertile. Another symptom is the males may have breast. They also tend to have speech impediments and are socially akward.
3. When is the disease usually detected... at birth or later in life?
This diseases is most often detected when males enter puberty.
4. Frequency of carriers of this disease in the population
They're are no frequent carriers it's a mutation that happens by chance.
5. Frequency of disease in the population
Klinefelter's syndrome is found in 1 out of ever 500 men.
6. Mode of inheritance. Is disease dominant, recessive, sex-linked or due to non-disjunction?
Klinefelter's can not be inherited. It's usually caused by an error during cell division where the father produces an X and Y instead of just one.
7. Is disease autosomal ( on the 22 pairs of chromosomes), or is it on the X-linked or sex chromosomes?
Klinefelter's is a disease caused by a mutation in the sex chromosomes that adds an extra X to a XY pair.
8. What chromosome number has been determined to carry this gene?
What causes this diseases is an extra x chromosome in the sex chromosomes.
9. What treatment, if any, is used for this disease? How does the treatment affect the disease?
Treatments used for this disease are speech therapy, physical therapy, and testosterone replacement treatments.
10. What is the prognosis or outlook for your baby's recovery?
If your child is diagnostest with Klinefelter's syndrome there is a very great chance with the treatments offered that he will be able to lead a happy and healthy life.
11. What future techniques might be used to correct or eliminate your baby's disease?
Klinefelter's syndrome is unable to be prevented. The only way to correct this is through testaserone therapy.
12. Discuss in detail what difficulties, if any, a parent would encounter in raising a child with this disease.
Parents many encounter many learning and speech disablities with their child.
13. Include diagrams of your child or factors related to your disease